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Bangalore: A
40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, on a
perception-changing visit to this country, got firsthand
experience of India's software power at Infosys Ltd, India's IT
major, here and some higher education institutes that spawn
techies and business managers.
"The Saudi youth were given an overview of the Indian IT industry
and the software development work we do to enhance productivity
and businesses of our global clients," an Infosys spokesperson
told IANS after the visit Tuesday evening..
The members of the Saudi Youth Forum delegation, both men and
women who are on a 10-day visit to India since March 22, is led by
its Deputy Minister for Economic and Cultural Affairs Yousef Terad
Al Saadon and comprises students, mediapersons and youth from
different walks of life.
The objective of the visit, said the organisers, was to "start a
dialogue between young people from both our countries and learn
about each other's culture, viewpoints and experiences".
The visit, organised by the Saudi ministry of foreign affairs,
hopes to promote growing Saudi-Indian ties and benefit from the
Indian experience in the field of communication and information
technology.
Saudi Arabia is witnessing a 'population bonus' with a young
generation of 3.4 million, accounting for over 20 percent of the
its population, according to the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
"The Saudi youth viewed a presentation on our company, and asked
many questions on its growth, entrepreneurship, human resources
and corporate social responsibility (CSR) related issues," the
spokesperson said.
The Saudi youth were also taken on a guided tour of the sprawling
Infosys campus on the city's outskirts after they were briefed
about the various facilities the global software major built over
the last two decades.
The delegation interacted with Infosys' senior vice president for
commercial and corporate relations Binod Hampapur and Infosys'
Young Indians head Abhishek Tiwari.
During their second day in this tech hub Tuesday, the young
delegation visited the L.M. Welingkar Institute of Management
Development and Research campus in the electronics city to
interact with the faculty and exchanges ideas with the business
school students.
"Our youth evinced keen interest in the various management
programmes taught at the institute and projects undertaken to
inculcate leadership qualities in the B-school students," Mesfer,
an official of the Saudi embassy in India accompanying the
delegation, told IANS.
Reputed international business magazine Forbes India ranked
Welingkar institute 10th among the top private B-schools and
eighth in the international linkages in its 'Best Business School
Survey' last year.
The delegation also visited the Sri Venkateshwara College of
Engineering (SVCE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) in the city for acquainting with the courses
imparted and training methods employed in churning hundreds of
engineers across disciplines for the knowledge industry.
"The interactive sessions with the students were rewarding as our
youth could learn a lot on the advances made in the engineering
disciplines, especially in computer sciences, electronics and
communications for the digital world," Mesfer said.
The Saudi youth also had a lively session with a group of Young
Indians, formed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) of
India Inc.
The Saudi delegation also visited the satellite centre of the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Narayana Hrudayalaya,
a hospital specialising in cardiac care, Monday for a firsthand
account of the progress made in space applications and advances
made in healthcare through telemedicine.
The youth forum were in Hyderabad for three days last week and
will be visiting in New Delhi from Wednesday.
(Fakir Balaji can be contacted at fakir.b@ians.in)
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